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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
Ocean Pilots.

All ocean steamers are commanded by
men who have licenses as pilots for every
harbor along their routes. But there is
another class of pilots who make it a
business to lie outside the harbor for
which they are specially licensed, to
watch for sailing vessels and steamships
coming from distance, or from foreign
ports.
Such pilot, we must explain to our
inland readers, takes entire charge of out
going and incoming vessels, until they
have passed the dangers surrounding the
coast and harbors of our seas, lakes and
great tidal streams. The Captain of a
ship surrenders its control wholly to the
pilot while he is on board, on pain of for
feiture of the insurance on the vessel in
case of disaster within that time.
There is no craft, perhaps, in this
country which is subject to more rigid
rules than this. The pilots, for ex-
ample, of Delaware Bay have for a CEN
tury been governed by certain inexorable
customs, as binding as laws. Their bust
ness obliges them to be sober, intelligent,
keen-sighted, and ready-witted men.
When not in charge of a vessel, they are
on large pilot boats, which lie outside of
the capes, sometimes sixty miles at sea,
watching for vessels.
The pilots of New York bay and of
Boston harbor go even farther out to sea,
and are sometimes met with from one to
two hundred miles from the land. They
are cruising about in the track of incom-
ing steamers, and almost always appear
in ample season to offer their services.
But if no pilot comes, the ship lies out
side the harbor and signals for one. The
corps on the pilot-boats have regular
turns, and the pilot to whose lot this YES
sci falls is rowed out to her.
He is bound to answer the signal by
day or by night, in sunshine or in the
tiercest storm. Nothing but the absolute
certainty that the boat cannot live in the
sea running between him and the vessel
will release him from his obligation.
A boy who wishes TO learn this bust
ness must serve an apprenticeship. For
Philadelphia pilots the term Of appren-
ticeship IS six years, during which time
the young man lives on the pilot-boats,
studying the channels, soundings and
dangers. Then, after year and a half
of partial responsibility, he becomes a
pilot - Youths Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
SILENCE.

Ny soul is voiceless as the frozen moon,
Yet in it slumbers music deep and strong
As all the splendid fire Of sunlit noon;
Would that some hand might strike it
into song.
And yet perchance the touch that thus should
wake
The silent chords to soaring melody,
Might be the hand of one for whose dear sake
The song would grow until too great to be.
So sleep, my heart, serene as yonder star;
Silence shall be sweet like summer rain,
To hush the lips of song were better far
Than bursting into symphonies Of pain.
W j. Henderson,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A drink for the sick: Well water
Argonaut.
The champion belt of the world is with
out doubt the equator. Boston Budget.
A pair of slippers consists of two fat
men on the icy sidewalk GoOdGTs Sun.
Once a woman has reached seventy she
no longer hesitates to give her age.-PhiI-
adelphia Call.
There is a merchant in this city who
has an admirable sense of the eternal fit
ness of things. He provides his collector
with a dun colored horse.-MerchGnt
TrG0eIer.
1t is said the Emperor of China is the
shortest monarch in the world. King
Kalakua should not be forgotten in the
list. He wants to borrow money all the
time. Picayune.
ooh, dear" exclaimed Henderson, 'I
wish knew something about historyl"
Every commendable aspiration" replied
Fogg "but why do you particularize his
tory, Fendy2"-Boston Transcript
MANS WANTS.
Man wants but little here below
OF wealth's bright golden calf
But Wnen ne geUS une nOrnS ana neetS
He wants the other half.
-Gorhdnl Mountdiner.
''The loss of my husband completely
unnerved me, said lady to a neighbor
who had been recently afflicted herself.
eyes, dear, and the loss of my husband
completely unnamed me-" - Pretzecs
Weekly.
"Who is the god of battles9' asked a
teacher in mythology. MAR" answered
little Johnnie Henpeck. "Mars, you mean,
Johnnie, " corrected the teacher. ''No,
don't, neither. 1 only got one mar. y
Washington Critic.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
Beauty and the Poet.

Mrs. Langtry tells that when she first
appeared on the stage Joaquin Miller
wrote poem in her honor, entitled "The
lily Shortly after it appeared in print
the author approached Mrs. Langtry at a
large reception, and, after paying his re-
the room, and, as he retreated, strewed
rose leaves, which he had crammed in
his trowsers pockets, on the floor. Mr.
Miller at that time was a member of the
Rosetti Circle, of which Whistler, Burns,
Jones and Swinburne were also members.
AT that time Miller appeared in public in
a red flannel shirt and top boots
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

Revival meetings have been held for
some time past in the Methodist Church
in sweetzer, Ind, of which the Rev.
George Howard is the pastor 1t would
seem that the effects have not been as
lasting as they should be. A few nights
ago some of the young folks created
slight disturbance and the muscular pas
tor threw them out bodily. James F.
Smith, one of the disturbers, had the
pastor arrested and fined for assault, and,
in retaliation, the pastor had young
Smiths father arrested for profane swear
ing. Then Mr. Howard was arrested for
allowing the church doors to swing in
instead of out, as the State law provides,
and the pastor promises to make things
very lively for his prosecutors. The whole
community is intensely interested and has
taken sides for OF against the minister.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

There is an Rsthetic street car con-
ductor of Philadelphia who for the past
two years has spent much of his spare
time in making his car beautiful. Two
handsome silk flags adorn the centre of
the car, and the bell rope is jauntily
lined with knots of brightly colored
worsted. He takes great pride in this
work. The attendants at the stables say
he scrubs and airs his car with all the
care' of housekeeper. A sponge IS
always to be seen in the car. No man on
the line keeps his temper better in time
of blockade.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
ItaIy is having 50 much trouble in Abrs:

Italy is having so much trouble in Abys.
synia, where Rasalula recently destroyed
nearly the entire 1talian force in that
country, that the Chamber of Deputies
have approved credit to lay a cable to
MassOwah from the Islands of Perrin.
which will connect with the Red Sea
cable and establish communication with
Rome. And only little more than
twenty years ago the interior of Abyssynia
was almost an unknown country, though
England has had representatives at Mas.
sowah for century.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

The Emperor of Russias dentist must
enjoy practicing his science upon the i'm
perial grinders, for while he is at work
two gendarmes keep loaded pistols point
ed Rt his head, and the Lord Chamber
lain stands at his side with sabre, to
VIII I'll his hand if it touches the Cars
perso At least this is the tale that a
formd American resident in st. Peters
burg lates to his friends in Boston.
Some one has thrown cold water on this
gossip by affirming that the autocrat has
the finest teeth in Europe, and no den
tist has ever meddled with them.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

The carrier pigeon service of Paris is
almost as completely organized as is the
telegraph system, for missives can be sent
by the winged messengers to neighborine
forts and towns, and even to distant
places in the provinces. The staff num-
sers 2,5O0 trained birds. The Parisians,
during the terrible days of the last siege,
learned the value of the pigeon post, and
the lesson has not been forgotten.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
BETTER AND RRAvER.

Aye, the world is a better world to-day
And great good mother this earth Of ours
Her white to-morrows are white stairway,
To lead us up to the star-lit flowers
The spiral to-morrows, that one by one
We climb and we climb in the face of the sun.
Aye, the world is a braver world to-day
For many a hero will bear with wrong
WIN laugh at wrong, will turn away;
VIII whistle it down the wind with song
VIII slay the wrong with his splendid scorn;
The bravest hero that ever was born.
Joaquin Miller
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

A % greenback appeared in the till Of
. Newaygo Michigan) bank the other
day bearing tn following inscription: /:
Here she goes-save your salary-don't
gamblc-never play faro bank-the last
of fortune of $40, OOO." The author of
of this gave very good advice.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

The most novel advertising scheme
heard of lately was recently adopted by a
merchant in Carthage, Illinois. A series
OF prodigious boot tracks were painted,
leading from each side of the public
square to his establishment. The scheme,
it Is said, worked to perfection, for
everybody seemed curious enough to fol.
low the tracks to their destination.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

The amount of capital and capital stock
put into new industrial enterprise in the
South during 1886 is reported by the
Chicago Journal at 1929, 900, 900, as
against $66, 900, 900 in 1885.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

California Indians are fast becoming
civilized. One of them called upon the
editor Of the Crescent City Record few
days ago and threatened to scalp him for
publishing his name in the paper as get
ting drunk and raising a row.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

The United States consumes about
1900, 900 tons of sugar every year, and
this comprises 100, 900 tons of beet sugar
from Europe. OF the remainder Louis
lana and one or two other States on the
Gulf coast raise about so, 600 tons, leav
ing 1850, 900 tons to be imported from
the West Indies and the Sandwich Is
lands
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

Amid so much that is transitory in this
planetary system of ours, it is pleasant to
learn from the scientists that the sun will
maintain its present standard of heat for
about 10, 600, 600 years to come.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

Both houses of the Nevada Legislature
have adopted resolutions DISTINGUISHING
Mormons in that State.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

A statistician declares that, while the
annual increase of population is less than
two per cent, the annual increase Of
physicians is more than five and a half
per cent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

Thirty-three years ago the total wheat
product Of Victoria, then called Aus
tralia Felix, was 49s, 7O4i bushels. The
past seasons crop aggregated 12, 600, 600
bushels, which viii leave 5000. 600
bushels for export. The average yield
per acre ia that country last season was
twelve bushels.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

Mrs. Haddock, of Iowa, asserts that
1000 women own and manage farms in
Iowa, ard that in Oregon they are so
numerous as TO occasion no remark.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-06

Arabic notation was introduced into
Europe in the tenth century.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
THE WArEIs AGIrArIoM.
Newark VIII Probably Help TO Pass the
Gator Bill, with Amendments.

CAtor Bill, with AnenCmenfss
It is expected that the Newark author
tiles, who have not heretofore been friendly
to the Gator water bill, viii assist this week
in securing its passage in the Legislature.
TIE Newark city authorities are opposed to
permitting private CORPORATION to do the
business Of supplying the people of that
city with water, and their opposition to the
Gator bill was not inspired by desire to
assist private water monopoly to get con-
troll of the city water works. Bat they
want to be in position to go on and uild
their own wafer works, if they see fit 10 do
it, without the concurrence or the aid of
Jersey City The Gator bill as first intro
duced contemplated the joint action of the
two cities in the matter. 1t is not unlikely
that they will act together, but Newark did
not want to be cut out OF the right to go
ahead herself and alone, if Jersey City
wouldn't or couldn't 60 into the scheme
aud the bill will be amended so as to
make Independent action on the pant
of the cities possible. The issuance
of bonds for the erection of water
works by Public Trust Water Com
pany to be disregarded by the Governor,
and the comforting on such company the
right to go on and build without the
consent of the cities the company may
see fit to supply, was met with financial
objections: and it will probably be elm
mated from the bill permanently. 1t is
proposed also that the bill shall not as
sumo opera ton in any city unless the
people of such city by ballot accept it,
With these amendments incorporated in il,
a substitute bill be put in this week, and
pushed for all it is worth in both houses
The purpose Of the bill IS to PIT the cities
in as good position, so far as the acquir-
ing of water franchises is concerned, as
the private water contractors who are now
badgering the city authorities for the
privilege of supplying them, with view
of discouraslng THESE private schemers.
At the same tine, those interested in tee
question, do not abate any of their deter
nination to secure a clearly and pure
water service for the two cities 1t is
admitted on all sides that we must have
better water, and that we are going to
nave it. But other new economical
schemes are under consideration, as well
this one of preparing fer an entirely new
supply from an entirely new source. TIE
plan suggested in these columns two or
three weeks ago, OF sewer running lat
terally with the river TO receive and car
ny away the sewerage that is now
emplied into the river, is regarded as the
most feasible and the least expensive of
the many plans that have been suggested F;
and IL is lIkery that before a .inal step is
taken in the solution of the problem,
that plan will be caref ully Investigated
and considered.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
JUSTICES NEW TEMPLE.
Rat skeletons and Vermtn Driven Out
OF Justice stiIsing's Police Court.

Rat skeletons and Vermin Driven Out
OF Justice stiIsing's Police Court.
Police Justice Samuel w. Stilsing has
been holding court for the last ten days in
the police drill room, over the Gregory
Street Police Station. The stencil of his
own court loom had kept him sick with
malaria for months, and finally driven him
out. It was quite as dilapidated in its ap-
pearance as it was foul of atmosphere; and
as Associate Justice George Douglas ex-
pressed it, the place wasn't fit for fourth
rate slaughter house. The matter was called
to tho attention of the Board of Finance,
and President Datz was appointed com
mietee of one to see that the place was rem
ovated. Mr.. DATE Is energetic il doing tn Q
things that are committed to his hands, and
Justice S1lsing had scarcely closed the
door OF the court room behind him before
an army of scrub women and carpenters
and painters and upholstererS invaded IL.
The boards were ripped up, and beneath
the platform on which the Judges bench
stood skeletons of dead rats and maggotty
ham bones the rodents had lugged up
stairs from Aleck Walson's hSstelry were
fou.d beneath them. The benches and
chars were found covered with vermin.
The wisdom cords were broken so that the
sashes wouldn't raise; the gas jets were
plugged up so that they wouldn't blaze; the
Judges desk itself was falling apart: and,
altogether, the room aud its contents
formed combination as unlike court
room as thing could be. Tomorrow
morning Judge Sdlsing will so back to it
again. Mr.. Datz has renovated and re-
furnished it so that it looks as clean as
wax and smells as sweet as honey. The
grey old chandeliers have been replaced
with FURNISHED fixtures: the walls have
been painted and decorated and papered
tue windows have been washed, the floors
have been mads even and new OIL cloth COW
ers them. A new Witness box OF black wal
nut has been put up at one end e the
bench, and new prisoners pen of black
| walnut has been put up at the other end.
| The old things that were too filthy or de-
crepid to be oil longer use have been thrown
out and replaced with new, and what could
/ beretained has been scrubbed and scraped
and tine-tooth-combed and vanished and
| decorated, and the place looks now like a
| Temple of Justice and as pretty as pic
ture. The cost of the renovation may
reach $500, and May so beyond it; but
whatever the cost, the money Is wisely in
1 vested
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
PERSONAL.

Rx-Sheria P. q. sverty ma lie a flying visit -
Hoboken last Tuesday
Ex.Judge Seymour has been made Judge Advo-
cate on Department Commander Wheeler's staf, G.
Ar.
1t is reported that George Won ARK, Of Chestnut
avenue. is engaged to Miss Jessie Cathcart, of RA
vine avenue.
Miss Fannie Jordan has returned from visit to
her married sister in Philadelphia 10 her home on
Linden avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. n. Ker shaw having returned
from their honeymoon, have settled down to mar
ried life in earnest in their new Greenville home
,sBill' Taylor. for many years proprietor OF the
Erie Railroad Restaurant, will go to Sufferns " T.
about April LIST. to assume ehrrge Of the Mountain
Hotel there.
President George N. Beach, of the Amitie Social
Club, WAS an honored guest at a reception by the
Misses Morrow. of South Brooklyn, to the gradu-
ates of the Brooklyn High school. recently.
Rev. DIR. Harcourt will talk about Baecher as the
emancipator of the Christian pulpit at Craze n e.
Church, Tonele avenue, this evening.
chool Superintendent Edison goes to Washing
ton tomorrow to attend the National Convention
of School Superintendents. He will be gone sav-
eral days.
We are able to say authoritatively that Euperin-
tendent +, Wolcott Jackson no design whatever
OF retiring from the 5uperintendency of the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
AT the last meeting of the Ladies Aid Society OF
the lafayette Methodist Church the Rev, NJ Hoag
land, the pastor. WAS presented with poekstboqk
containing SQ25.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13
TELEGRAPHIo BREYITIES.
The Lnfest Information Sent to the News
by the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated RreSs.
Baron Coppin. the last survivor eff the Belgian
Provisional Government of 1880. is dead
Emil r Kemp was Yesterday sentenced in Bos-
ton to imprisonment for life for the murder of
his brotherin-law on the nignt of Thanksgiving
Day. 1886.
Edward Mcdonnell a well known thief, yester-
day morning attempted to kill Officer Sands of
the New York Police force, on the Bowery near
Grand street..
Charles O'Connor. the well-known Superintend-
ent Of the Newsboys' Lodging House, in New York,
died yesterday. he was 81 years old.
Judge Donohue yesterday granted al absolute
divorce in favor of Lydia N. Jackson, the actress
from her husband, Harry Jackson the actor. aud
son of the Tale Harry Jackson, the leading come
dian Of Drury Lane Theatre, London. England
Maurice Pincofs. Secretary of the Gebain Com
pany, well-known firm of French shippers OF
grain and provisions, it Ia stated has contracted
Indebtedness the Board of Trade of about
$40, 600.
ga despatch from Rutscuk says that two more of
the leaders in the recent insurrection have been
sentenced to death, and 1875 other participants in
the revolt have been seute.ced to prison.
A snow storm prevailed throughout England yes
terday.
The United Labor party held Convention in St.
Louis en- Friday remaining in session until after
city ticket to be voted for at the coming Spring
election;
The weather here to-day will be fair and warmer
with variable winds.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Rowe. an aged coupie
were struck aud instantly killed by New York
Central train at Rochester, N. Y, last night.
AT Fort Worth, Texas. early yesterday moruing
three masked men robbed the safe in the rail Nay
station of $4,000.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13

associations are formed for the purpose of
aiding poor men to save their money so
that they can buy homes for themselves.
The law under which the associations are
operated is very broad and that was the
intent of the trainers, for very good rea-
sons too Tho trainers of the law, no
doubt saw that the ~ sociations would be
composed of men who did not under
stand the fne points of ia~, and who
have to be guided by their common sense
and so gave them gosd deal of latitude.
They are not like savings banks which
have salaried officers and a regular coun-
sci to guide them and it is not the intent
OF the law to make them savings banks.
The officers or directors are men who do
their work grAtuitously, with tue excsp-
ton of the Secretaries, who are paid lit
tie. They have counsel, it is true, but
he is paid for searching titles, and is not
in the employ of the association. He will
advise, of course, on all questions, but he
receives no pay for it. So think, it the
law is broad, Y was the intention of the
trainers to have it SO. AS regards the idea
that the associations are in danger. L do
not pay the slightest attention to it, be-
cause there is no ground for it. The ASSOC
Citations have been running for twenty
years without any mishap, and the present
law is ample protection. I believe this
discussion should never have arisen, be-
cause il tends to create fear and to prevent
men from joining the associations. do
not think the objections made to the pres
ent law are worthy of notice, and there is
not court in the land that would sustain
them. 1t would be against public policy
for any Court, on a mere technical point
of law, to make a decision that would cause
the failure of the associations throughout
this State, in which are Invested millions
of dollars composed of the savings
of poor men. AS to the question
whether there is any danger 10 loan
ing money to married women on
bond and mortgate, / say no. You can
safely say that thousand such mortgages
have been made and they have all been
safe. Perhaps the married women's clause
should be repealed, because it is
now absolute, but if it were not repealed
it could not cause any danger. This dis
cussion has given birth to great many theo-
ries and fine legal distinctions, bus they do
not amountto anything. The law is ample,
and | think express the popular opinion
that no fears of danger are entertained
from it,"
The reporter heard number Of members
of the associations express opinions similar
to those of the last gentleman, and it seems
to be the general belief that the scare is
made up wholly of nice theories and dis
tinctions unworthy of serious thought.